//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I [ xx xx ]
Your first day will go normally enough, even if some things at work or school will behave a little oddly. Nothing too major, but enough to give you a sense of unease through the day.
The real fun begins when the evening is in full swing, because things will feel even worse than before. Objects will disappear and reappear in the wrong places, your HoloGM at home or the workplace will decide to suddenly flicker into strange shapes and frightening objects before turning to normal, and who threw that lamp??
If you were planning on spending an evening of peace, well. We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but... on the positive side, there's a fun stream of spooky shows to watch?! Just ignore the possibility of someone joining you... or not. Ignoring a guest isn't nice, you know. Will you run into the arms of a lover or friend, or run and hide? The choice is yours.
PHASE II [ xxxx ] You're going to really not like what comes next, deep into the hours past 3 a.m. Hope you're not a cranky sleeper, because you may want to be up for this. Your Cerevice will blink a strange message that will merely read "W A R N I N G" and flicker to normal before you feel that your privacy has been completely compromised.
Or at least haunted.
Because the next thing you know? Ghosts. Lots of them. And they're not going to wait before giving you chase and letting your senses take the hit. Of course, you might just get lucky and not be visited by any of the ghosts at all- but then again, things will just continue to make you jumpy and spook you out throughout the time the others suffer. Hope you weren't counting on a lot of sleep. And as for those of you who will eventually become victims of your unfriendly visitors, well... hope your friends are around to help. Your CereVice certainly will.
PHASE III [ xxxx ]
What a rotten week. If you haven't been visited by your ghosts of eternal damage, you're going to have a nasty week at work with things going wrong and everything just points at you. If you have been hit by a ghost, you're going to be suffering the after-effects throughout. The good news is, your CereVices will do their best to compensate for what you did lose. You can voice activate them or touch activate them, or have them give you textual directions. Your healer friends however, can come in very handy and attempt to fix you up- and may even succeed! Though some effects may be stronger than the rest. Even ViViD will have some intriguing new stages that may put your recent condition into focus and have you work through them to gain a better boost.
Just don't be surprised if it isn't entirely effective, but hey, remember when we said having friends is a good thing? Hope you've been making some, because they might just be the only chance you have against suffering this alone.
PHASE IV [ xxxx ]
As the week draws to a close, the effects of the hauntings will start to wear off, and surprise and joy, things will seem normal again. People won't be experiencing any irritations and jumpy situations at home anymore, and all will be well.
Then night will fall and they'll come again.
For those of you who were lucky enough to escape, the only trouble you'll have is the screams of horror and the frightening situations your friends are in (did we mention you had to make friends?)- you may have to get out of bed to help, hunt around- and probably put your life on the line.
Because those that did get affected, will be dragged into a place of horror and fright, of shivers and quivers- Vidia's Secret: Premium Lingerie to suit all tastes. A beast of horrifying proportions awaits there, ready to tear your friends from limb to limb, so we do hope the captives are prepared to fight, or die trying.
PURGATORY [ whyo'clock ]
You died while fighting against the final boss. Sucks, but it happens. That's why you're here, after all. There isn't much, but make yourselves at home. The surroundings will look pleasant enough, little recovery huts with some cute digital medics of all types waiting in there to help you out. After about 12 hours in Ceres time, the characters will step out of ViViD and be given gift bags with "You Tried" stars on them, each containing a sexy set of lingerie (and animal onesies for anyone below 16) and pampering materials like bath bombs, chocolates, candles and shampoos to take the trauma off the last few days. For those that survived, they'll be getting the same, as well as "Well Done!" stars on their bags (and an extra massage coupon)- and all parties will recieve a little note contained within reading: "We're sorry, have some gifts. You can blame one of your own for being too curious, though. Remember to read the instructions next time, and don't go on witch hunts!"
For those exploring Purgatory, just relax and enjoy the view. Also, your characters might have woken up wearing the lingerie or onesies during their "recovery treatment"... we're sorry they're the only clothes they'll get until they leave. :(
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She jumps, startled by the sudden disembodied voice.]
Hic--
[...????]
--cup...?
[Wait where...is he.... she spins in a circle (Achaeus waits patiently, more interested in Toothless than Tana's confusion at the moment]
...Where are you, Hiccup?
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Right. Invisible. Maybe we do need to remake the sign, bud.
[ which will prompt the artist of said wonderfully scribbly sign to give an exasperated exhale of air, though that annoyance is soon abandoned for mutual interest in winged horses. while hiccup would love to do the same, he probably had other things to explain.
as tana spins, she'll be getting this colorful commentary. ]
A little more. No, not yet, close, and-- [ when tana spins to face the floating cerevice with toothless's poorly drawn arrow, the voice will increase in volume ] There! Right there. In front of you.
[ floating cerevice, arrow pointing at NOTHING. ]
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So the dragon and the pegasus are left to greet each other while Tana takes a cautious step forward, squinting...right through Hiccup.
Welp.]
You really are invisible...! Not that I doubted you, but it is...a little hard to believe, even seeing it with my own eyes...
[Or...not seeing it, as the case actually is.]
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[ like, the worst trip ever. at least the dragon and the pegasus seem to be enjoying a moment of not invisible conversing, as toothless takes this opportunity to give achaeus a low sound of curiosity in greeting, before he shoves not!hiccup forward (lightly) so he can get closer to horse with... wings! ]
That felt about as weird as it probably does talking to air right now.
[ he was used to being invisible in the past, so it's not like it's entirely weird to be overlooked... awkwardly nostalgic in a bad way, maybe, but it's still different than being actually invisible. ]
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Achaeus, at least, patiently watches this happen, and then begins sniffing idly at Hiccup's hair.]
Well, I can't deny that it is a little strange...but you are who you are, invisible or not, so it's good to-- [...see....] speak with you again!
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[ hey, pegasus, buddy, that's dragon territory. and toothless will reenforce said territory by leaning forward and also sniffing hiccup's hair.
or maybe he's just curious as to what, exactly, horses are sniffing. ]
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Well! I am glad that you're smiling.
Now, there must be a way to get you back to normal... we just have to find it!
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That's what I'm stuck on. I was working on getting this guy [ imagine a gesture to not!hiccup, as it takes this opportunity to swat at the two sniffing at his… well, hiccup's, hair. ] somewhere he won't cause any trouble. Then Toothless could look after him while I figured something out.
Not… that I've got any ideas, just yet. Magic, maybe? People use that here. Some... advanced, future doctor?
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Right...]
Magic is familiar in my world, but I'm not very knowledgeable about it... [That would probably be more helpful, huh, Tana.] Still, making sure your body is safe is definitely the first step! Achaeus and I will help!
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so she's got magic at home too, huh. but first: ]
Well. There's no way he's getting away with a dragon, winged horse and princess keeping an eye on him. Here, this wa-- [ ah, wait. though the cerevice with the arrow could follow him pretty well with toothless leading, hiccup himself can't lead. invisibly.
so. ] --Uh, Toothless? Want to show 'em the way, bud?
[ this is where said dragon tilts his head, exhales, then begins the trek back to the apartment with a gesture of his head forward. ]
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Tana blinks, and proceeds to follow Toothless then, shaking her head.]
How troublesome... I hope things like this don't happen often. Imagine how alarming, waking up and realizing you're invisible!
[...]
Er. I suppose you don't have to imagine it, after all.
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No. No, I don't. I just hope you never have to not imagine it. [ a sigh. ] I mean, at least I can see you, so only one half of the conversation is awkward.
[ your half, tana. sorry. ]
But if we both couldn't see each other? That'd be a disaster.
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Possibly even in the wrong direction.
[.......]
That would be a sad sight, I suppose.
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[ …. bright sides! optimism! and relief that they don't have to go through those embarrassing, embarrassing situations. ]
And on another note, that reminds me not to tell you if you're facing the wrong way now.
[ he's just kidding. ]
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Ah-- I'm sorry, that's very rude! Hiccup? Where are you truly?
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tana. ]
Uh--no, you're fine, actually. It was just a joke and-- eyes in front of you, please, I can't make panicked hand gestures to whoever you're going to bump into while I'm invisible.
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[right, okay, she's watching where she's going now, SORRY RANDOM CITIZEN.
... ... ...]
That was an unkind thing to do!
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[ or maybe he should just apologize for that but… w o w, communication is hard when you're invisible. ]
Maybe I should just avoid that for now. It feels like giving up a part of myself, but goodbye, sarcasm.
[ he says, sarcastically. this is so hard. ]
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And she tilts her head.]
... ... ...You are not very good at that, are you, Hiccup?
[At least she's smiling?]
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but wow, that blunt statement. ]
Please, Tana. Respect for those that are trying here.
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It is quite all right. You're simply a very humorous person! There isn't anything wrong with that.